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Name：Historic Cairo
Area：North Africa
Country：Egypt
Registered Year：1979Type：Cultural and Natural Heritage
Criteria：(i)(iii)(iv)(vii) See description of criteria
Brief Description：Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.